Turn your YouTube video into subtitles, free, no signup

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Turn your YouTube video into subtitles

Turn your YouTube video into subtitles by uploading the video file itself in the box above. Export the file from your editor, or download your own upload from YouTube Studio, then drop it here. FastScribe works from your uploaded file, not a link. Transcription runs on our own servers, so your footage never touches a third-party AI service. Your first file is free with no signup, up to ten minutes and fifty megabytes.

Get the video file first: FastScribe works from your upload

FastScribe does not connect to your channel or fetch anything from YouTube, so start by getting the actual file onto your computer. If the video is fresh out of your editor, use the export you already rendered before uploading to YouTube. If the only copy lives on your channel, open YouTube Studio, go to Content, and use the download option on your own video to save the file locally.

Once the file is on your machine, upload it directly to FastScribe. Working from your own file has a real advantage for captions: the transcript is timed against the exact video you published, so the subtitles land precisely where the words are spoken instead of drifting against a re-encoded copy.

SRT and VTT captions that earn watch time

A large share of viewers watch with the sound off, and many more rely on captions for accessibility or because English is not their first language. Uploading your own subtitle file instead of leaning on auto-captions keeps names, product terms, and jokes intact, and viewers who can follow along keep watching, which is exactly the signal your channel needs.

FastScribe exports SRT and VTT, the two caption formats YouTube accepts in the Subtitles section of Studio: transcribe your file, download the SRT or VTT, and attach it to the video. Every transcript also comes with timestamps, and the plain TXT export doubles as a ready-made blog post, show notes, or a description you can paste in minutes. Pro accounts add DOCX export when a sponsor or client wants a polished document.

Frequently asked questions

Can I just paste my YouTube link instead of uploading?

No. FastScribe only works with files you upload. It never fetches from YouTube or any other site. Download your own video from YouTube Studio or export it from your editor first, then upload that file.

Should I export SRT or VTT for my YouTube captions?

Either works, since YouTube accepts both formats in the Subtitles section of Studio. SRT is the traditional choice most creators use, while VTT is handy if you also embed the same video on a website player. FastScribe gives you both, so you can grab whichever your workflow needs.

Video files are big. What are the upload limits?

Your free first file can be up to fifty megabytes and ten minutes long, which suits a short or a compressed export. A free account raises that to thirty minutes and one hundred megabytes, and Pro at twelve dollars a month handles files up to two gigabytes and five hours, plus batch uploads and a priority queue for a whole backlog of videos.

Do you keep my video after the subtitles are generated?

No. Your uploaded video is deleted the moment your transcript is ready. Only the text is kept, so you can come back later to re-export the SRT, VTT, or TXT without uploading the footage again.